Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds has signalled she is likely to contest the next council elections, a move that could extend her time in office to more than a decade.
Speaking on Triple M on Tuesday, Reynolds said she was leaning towards another run but had not yet made a final decision.
“Yeah, I think so, but I haven’t absolutely decided,” she said.
“From my perspective, October is still a long way away. We’ve got a lot of work to do still.”
Reynolds was first elected to Hobart City Council as an alderman in 2014 before winning the top job in 2018 with 63% of the vote.
She defeated former lord mayor Damon Thomas in that contest, which recorded the highest voter turnout since the 1990s.
Reynolds successfully defended her position in 2022, securing 53% of the final vote (14,571 votes) against challenger John Kelly, who received 47% (12,711 votes).
She is the third woman to serve as lord mayor in Hobart and, if re-elected, would remain in the role until at least 2030.
“The time just flies. I’ve been now mayor for seven years and that period does really fly,” she said.
Reynolds has not indicated whether she will again run under the ‘Your Hobart Independents’ banner, which she led at the 2022 election.
Current councillors Mike Dutta and Zelinda Sherlock, who recently joined the Greens, were also part of the group at the last poll.
Council elections are scheduled for October.
